Conor McGregor fires a three-word derogatory shot at Paul Hughes with Papakha hat edit

Conor McGregor trained his guns at countryman Paul Hughes in a bitter social media post amid an ensuing online feud. Things were pretty cordial between the pair some time ago. Hughes even asked McGregor to be in his corner for his fight against Usman Nurmagomedov at PFL Champions Series 1.

However, the equation went downhill right after the bout. 'Big News' put on a hearty show against Nurmagomedov. After a hard-fought battle of five rounds, he came up short, losing to the 26-year-old Dagestani via a majority decision. After the contest, there was a display of mutual respect between the fighters' teams.

UFC Hall of Famer and McGregor's former rival Khabib Nurmagomedov, Usman's cousin and coach, took the mic in the cage and mentioned he respected the Irish nation despite his history with 'The Notorious'. Meanwhile, the 27-year-old Hughes told Khabib "I'm not like this other guy (McGregor)," leading to an online back-and-forth between him and his compatriot.

In one of his recent posts on X, the former UFC double division champion continued his beef against Hughes by taking a three-word derogatory potshot at him with a Papakha hat edit:

"Boot licker Hughes."

Screenshot courtesy: @TheNotoriousMMA's post on X

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Khabib Nurmagomedov comes to Paul Hughes' defense amid ongoing online feud with Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor has been taking shots at Paul Hughes on social media. Earlier, 'The Notorious' had commented on Hughes' Irish identity. 'Big News' responded to McGregor in a defiant X post calling him out for his remarks.

Khabib Nurmagomedov also joined in the online back-and-forth and put his weight behind Hughes. Championship Rounds posted a screenshot of Nurmagomedov's Instagram story on X, where he offered his support to Hughes while coming down heavily on McGregor:

"You are a real Irishman Paul Hughes, and not a r*pist and drug addict like this b*stard."